Brad Harris is the chief legal officer of Alltech. He manages the company’s global legal function, which includes a total in-house staff of 15, 10 of whom are lawyers, and the oversight of over 200 law firms that provide counsel on company legal matters. Harris advises senior management on general corporate matters, financing matters, human resources, risk management, global compliance, commercial activities and regulatory matters. Harris also has acted as lead attorney for more than 20 acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures for the company.

In addition to his role as chief legal officer, he is one of six members of the company’s Reputation Oversight Committee, which is responsible for the management of any major incidents involving Alltech globally.

Harris joined the company in 2011 as corporate counsel and became chief legal officer in 2016.  Prior to joining Alltech, he was executive vice president and corporate general counsel of Porter Bancorp, a publicly traded bank holding company in Louisville, Kentucky. Previously, he was a member of Frost Brown Todd LLC in Lexington, Kentucky, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, securities law and banking law.